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Oral History Interview with Pat Duncan, December 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Pat Duncan. Duncan joined the Navy 9 July 1940 and after training in San Diego he was put on the USS Brazos (AO-4) for transport to Pearl Harbor where he was assigned to the USS Raleigh (CL-7). He was onboard for almost a year before the war started. Duncan was the bugler, stood orderly watches and did deck work. He was standing watch on 7 December 1941 and saw the plane coming in low that dropped the torpedo that hit the Ra… more
Date: December 3, 2003
Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Duncan, Pat
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edgar Vincent, December 3, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Vincent. Vincent was a student at Cal Tech when he enlisted in the Army Air Forces in late 1942 where he went into flight training. He earned his wings and a commission in March, 1944. He was selected to train on a B-29 after training on a B-17. His crew flew to Tinian in December, 1944 where he was assigned to the 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group. He flew on the fire bombing mission over Tokyo on 9-10 March. He flew… more
Date: December 3, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Vincent, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Overton, December 3, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Overton. Overton joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion, an all-black unit that served on various islands in the Pacific. They participated in the Palau Campaign and the Battle of Okinawa. Their battalion assisted in building an airfield. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1945. He gained fame as the oldest living WWII veteran until his death in 2018.
Date: December 3, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Overton, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herb Stern, December 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herb Stern. Stern was born in Berlin, Germany in October 1919. His father was imprisoned by the Nazis and Stern immigrated to the United States in 1936. After completing high school, he attended the University of Cincinnati for four years. He was drafted into the Army in June 1941 and sent to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training. From there he was assigned as a medic to the 9th Infantry Division. The division made practice … more
Date: December 3, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Stern, Herb
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward J. Kostelich, December 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward J. Kostelich. He joined the Army Air Corps on 1 July, 1940. He was assigned to Hickam Field, Hawaii. He recounts his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. In October 1943, his squadron was sent to Henderson Field on Guadalcanal to fly missions targeting Japanese troop ships and supplies. In 1944 he was sent back to the United States. He was discharged in July 1945. He shares an anecdote about making moonshine… more
Date: December 3, 2003
Duration: 40 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Kolstelich, Edward J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Mann, December 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Mann. Mann joined the Army National Guard in January of 1941. He served with a medical unit and played trumpet in the band. He completed Officer Candidate School, and was later commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces around mid-1944. He deployed to Casablanca in September, and was assigned to a base in Abadan, Iran. He served as a B-25 pilot, completing missions over North Africa and Iran. Mann was discharged … more
Date: December 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Mann, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert E. Kelley, December 3, 2001

Description: Interview with Staff Sergeant Robert E. Kelley, an Army veteran of the Korean War. Kelley answers questions pertaining to his training, experiences, and his thoughts on the war in Afghanistan as well as his thoughts in hindsight of the Korean War.
Date: December 3, 2001
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Flores, Jessica & Kelley, Robert E.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Leopoldo Chapa, December 3, 2001

Description: Interview with Leopoldo Chapa, a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served in the Vietnam War from Baytown, Texas. Chapa describes his time in boot camp, what he experienced while in combat, and his opinions on war in general.
Date: December 3, 2001
Duration: 26 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Ibarra-Chapa, Belinda & Chapa, Leopoldo
Partner: Lee College
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